Intersex Pride Flag – Morgan Carpenter / Wikimedia Commons A step forward for intersex rights The UK is one of the 46 member States of the Council of Europe, which has adopted a new Recommendation to member states on equal rights for intersex persons (Recommendation CM/Rec(2025)7). Organisation Intersex International Europe (OII Europe) have described this as a watershed moment for intersex equality, as "the most comprehensive framework to date for protecting the human ri